Dr Kate O'Loughlin
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Biography
Dr Kate O'Loughlin is a Senior Lecturer in Health Sociology in the Faculty of Health Sciences and is a member of the Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit.
Dr O'Loughlin's primary research interest is in ageing with a focus on behaviours and exposures across the life course and the effect of these on health outcomes in later life. Her other research interests are in occupational health, specifically the injury and rehabilitation of mature aged workers, and in workplace practice issues related to health care professionals.
She is currently involved in projects analyzing data related to life transitions and social pathways and the effect of these on health, as well as ageing and disability (hearing loss). These projects are based on data from the Melbourne Longitudinal Surveys of Healthy Ageing (MELSHA) and the ABS Disability and Carers Survey respectively.
Dr O'Loughlin is a Chief Investigator on the ARC-funded Ageing Baby Boomers in Australia research project being conducted in collaboration with National Seniors Association, the US AARP, and La Trobe University.
In addition to her research activities, Dr O'Loughlin supervises students from a range of health professional backgrounds at both Honours and doctoral level. She currently supervises students engaged in projects related to: ageing and the life course; residential care options in aged care; professional practice in health care; and occupational health and injury management.
She also teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her teaching interests are in the areas of health sociology, occupational health and rehabilitation and research methods and statistics.